The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-09-22

appear and protest at the proper time
against the final proof Of the entry-man.
AT Caledonia daughter of Clements
Thiel, farmer, was delivered of an iilcgiti-
mate child whose father. neightoring
farmers son, had recently gone West.
Michael the girls brother, took the child
from her by force. and, taking it out in the
the murderer. The killing OF her child SO
shocked the mother that she is not expected
to live.
to pay 1892. q in compromise of his liability
for timber cnt by him from public lands in
Minnesota in 1883 and leS4, and Mr.. Null
drow advises the solicitor of the treasury
to accept settlement on the terms offered,
because the witnesses for the government
are not within reach Of process, and because
the sum offered appears to be nearly S35
per thousand for the timber.
Sunday evening burly negro went to the
house of Thomas Kelly, in Eureka, ) miles
from Pennington, and gave the hired man
81 to let him in. Mr.. Kelly and wife were
away from home. Mrs. Kelly's sister and
some children were there. The negro tried
to fore. open the door to the girls room,
him out all night. III the morning both
iHen skipped but were followed and ar
rested.
George Convers, deaf mute, while
walking along the tracks two miles west
Of Window, was run over and instantly
killed. His left leg was completely severed,
thgn crushed aud skull fractured. He had
been working as printer at Fulda, and,
having no money was walking to Fulda.
where he had attended the deaf and dumb
institute. Coroner Tillford held an inquest,
and the jury acquitted the trainmen Of
any blame III the case. They had signalled,
but the man could Lot hear them.
A peculiar death has occurred at Fair
ness. as it is feared very malignant type
Of diphtheria was the cause, Betsy Tweed, q
farmers daughter, living near town, was
suffering from very sore throat, and with
her sister started to come to town for medi-
cal aid, and when about half mile from
ther, anu, lying down by some willows to
rest, died in few minutes, and before her
sister realized that anything serious was
the matter.
Alex Fraser surveyor general of iogs.
has sealed SO far this season $500 logs,
comprising S3,6l7.SA feet, ms follows: st
Louis river, 492, s6l logs, s6,3.,s. .4O5 feet,
Nemadji river, ~, lG5 logs 5,574,:3sO feet !:
North shore, 13,S4p logs, l,4H ,y9y feet. A
large proportion Of the logs out in the Du.
inth district are not scaled, and it is prob
much more than half the total cut. Part Of
the logs not scaled are hung up and may
come down later in the year. Only two OF
the Duluth mills are now ru nning.
Fifteen years ago q chain of five sawmills
was errrectcd on Nicollet Island, Mime
apolis, with a cutting capacity of $4,000
feet each ten hours, the mills costing S5O,-
each, and being owned and operated by
McMullen 4 Co, Eastman q Bowey. c. 4.
Smith 4 Co., Cole Il Weeks Merriam
a. Barrows. About ) O'Clock Saturday even
ing fire from unknown cause, broke out in
McMullen mill and in q few hours the whole
series OF mills were reduced to ashes. The
total loss on mills, cut lumber and logs is
placed at S3O0, 900 and the insurance trifle
more than $l25,OCO.
The Beyerstadt grocery at Winona, was
visited by burglars the safe door blown off
with powder and $l0O in cash obtained.
A Winona dispatch saws: Charles Staples,
son Of Iraac Staples, Of saltwater. and 4
chum of his from Saltwater, who had re-
Gently broken away from the insane asylum
at Rochester, where they were confined for
confirmed drunkenness, are under arrest.
morning peeping around. They also were
seen at the stone trimmers' yard yesterday
A stone hammer was found on the safe lie
longing to the same party. 1t is generally
supposed they did the work.
A divorce case having some unique law
points is in court at st. Paul, that OF Dyke
against Dyke, in which Mr. Dyke demands
separation on the ground Of infidelity.
The attorney for the defendant in his an
swer sets up the following: Early in 1883
Mrs. Dyke made an application for q di-
vorce from the man who was then her hus-
band on the ground Of desertion hearing
was had Nov. 10 of that year, and Nov. ~
Judge Brill filed the findings. granting the
prayer for divorce and allowing plaintiff in
that case 10 resume her maiden name OF
Clara II. Barber. Nov. % she was married
to Dyke, and Nov. 30 the final decree i'm the
first divorce suit was filed. lnasmuch as
the fling Of the decree was the consumma-
tion Of the proceedings for q separation from
her first husband, the question arises, Was
the marriage to Dyke any marriage at oil. !.
Still further, the first husband had the
right Of appeal Mt any time within six
months from the fling OF the Decree Does
that invalidate the marriage to Dyke,
which took place within the time! On the
other hand, the attorney for the plaintiff
holds that the marriage was good and de-
mands legal separation. The case was
Ant, x3.Ysr